# Krishna Neupane

> Krishna Neupane is a Senior DevSecOps Engineer and Applied Security Researcher in Kathmandu, Nepal, with 9+ years in platform engineering, multi-cloud architecture, Kubernetes, and cloud security.

Krishna Neupane is a Senior DevSecOps Engineer and Applied Security Researcher based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He designs, secures, and operates cloud-native platforms across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, and Heroku, with more than nine years in production infrastructure.

At Parkcity Technologies he leads and manages a team of 5–6 engineers responsible for multi-cloud platform engineering and DevSecOps, operating more than 10 Kubernetes clusters that run 300+ services at 99.99% uptime, with GitOps delivery through ArgoCD, infrastructure as code with Terraform and Terragrunt, observability, and cloud security controls. Before that, at BeyondID, an Okta Apex Partner, he worked on enterprise identity, Zero Trust, and cloud security in environments aligned with HIPAA and SOC 2. Earlier roles, at a software services company and at a nationwide internet provider, grounded his work in Kubernetes operations, CI/CD, networking, and large-scale Linux and AWS infrastructure.

His MSc research at London Metropolitan University studied continuous automation with DevOps practices for threat detection. He writes about production engineering and builds free tools for engineers, including DevOps World and Domain Search.

## Identity

- Name: Krishna Neupane (कृष्ण)
- Role: Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Applied Security Researcher
- Current position: Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Parkcity Technologies
- Location: Kathmandu, Nepal (open to remote)
- Languages: English, Nepali, Hindi
- Website: https://krishnaneupane.com
- Contact: https://krishnaneupane.com/contact
- Book a call: https://calendly.com/neupane-krishna33/30-minutes-meeting
- Verified profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-neupane-50082091, https://github.com/krishna-commits, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krishna-Neupane, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7787-1573, https://medium.com/@neupane.krishna33, https://dev.to/krishh11

## Experience

- Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Parkcity Technologies, May 2024 – Present: Lead and manage a team of 5–6 engineers delivering multi-cloud platform engineering and DevSecOps across AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, and enterprise customer environments.
- DevSecOps Engineer, BeyondID (Okta Apex Partner), Dec 2021 – May 2024: Enterprise identity, Zero Trust, and cloud security solutions for globally recognized organizations through Okta-focused delivery programs.
- Software Engineer, DevOps, Software services company, Sep 2020 – Sep 2021: Cloud-native application delivery and Kubernetes platform operations for enterprise and healthcare technology products.
- System Engineer, Nationwide internet service provider, Jul 2017 – Aug 2020: Cloud and on-premises infrastructure for a nationwide telecommunications and internet provider serving hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

## Expertise

- Multi-Cloud Architecture
- Platform Engineering
- DevSecOps
- Cloud Security
- Kubernetes Administration
- Infrastructure as Code
- GitOps
- Cloud Migration & Modernization
- Disaster Recovery
- Database Modernization
- Observability Engineering
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Security Automation
- Identity & Access Management
- Zero Trust
- Cloud Governance

## Projects

- [DevOps World](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects/devops-world): A field manual for DevOps engineers: 128+ tools and 23 runbooks with end-to-end deploy flows, install guides, YAML templates, incident runbooks, and snippets for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Live: https://devops.krishnaneupane.com
- [Domain Search](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects/domain-search): A full-stack domain security analyzer that runs DNS, SSL, and vulnerability checks against a domain in a single scan. Live: https://domain-search.krishnaneupane.com
- [Tech Cheatsheet](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects/tech-cheatsheet): A single reference for the commands and patterns DevSecOps engineers reach for daily, covering 50+ tools. Live: https://cheatsheet.krishnaneupane.com
- [Cron Job Generator](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects/cron-job-generator): A live ops tool that converts schedules into cron expressions to reduce manual scheduling errors. Live: https://cron-generator.krishnaneupane.com
- [Grafana Dashboard](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects/grafana-dashboard): A public Grafana dashboard with importable panels for production metrics. Live: https://neupanekrishna33.grafana.net/public-dashboards/

## Research

- Continuous Automation with DevOps Practices for Threat Detection (MSc Information Technology and Applied Security, London Metropolitan University (delivered through Islington College), 2023)
- Wireless Hotspot: Current and Future Challenges (BSc Computer Networking and IT Security, London Metropolitan University (delivered through Islington College), 2018)
- [Research Core](https://krishnaneupane.com/research-core): 21 applied research tracks on DevSecOps, cloud security, platform engineering, and reliability.

## Articles

- [A security control at every stage: designing a secure delivery pipeline](https://krishnaneupane.com/blog/secure-delivery-pipeline): A practical blueprint for a DevSecOps delivery pipeline: what control belongs at commit, build, scan, provision, deploy, and observe, with working examples using SonarQube, Terraform, ArgoCD, and Vault.
- [Kubernetes upgrades without the drama: a production runbook](https://krishnaneupane.com/blog/kubernetes-upgrade-runbook): A step-by-step runbook for upgrading production Kubernetes clusters on EKS, GKE, or AKS: deprecated API checks, version skew, disruption budgets, node rotation, add-ons, and verification.

## Education

- MSc Information Technology and Applied Security, London Metropolitan University (delivered through Islington College), Sep 2023
- BSc Computer Networking and IT Security, London Metropolitan University (delivered through Islington College), Sep 2018

## Courses & certifications

- Okta Certified Professional, Okta
- OCNA Wireless (Feb 2025)
- AWS Security Incident Response: Cryptomining Use Cases, Amazon Web Services (Feb 2025)
- AWS Knowledge: Architecting, AWS Training and Certification (Nov 2024)
- Foundations of Cybersecurity (Jun 2024)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials, Amazon Web Services (Jan 2024)
- ISC2 Candidate, ISC2 (Jan 2024)
- Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure, Coursera
- AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native, Coursera
- Networking in Google Cloud: Defining and Implementing Networks, Coursera

## Pages

- [About](https://krishnaneupane.com/about): biography, experience, architecture, research, certifications, technology stack
- [Projects](https://krishnaneupane.com/projects)
- [Research Core](https://krishnaneupane.com/research-core)
- [Writing](https://krishnaneupane.com/blog)
- [Contact](https://krishnaneupane.com/contact)